rc - I think that the movie will receive publicity no matter what. But it is a good idea to "push back" at the media, and in this case, Hollywood. I don't think they will withdraw the nomination, but perhaps they will not give it an award.

I have to agree with RC. And while I concur with one very salient point the bereaved father makes in his letter (about how this would not have even been looked at if it was a film about the 9/11 Suicide Bombers) I still fear this petition will do more harm than good...

the artist - you saw the film and say that it does not, indeed, glorify suicide bombers, and perhaps you are 100 percent right. The problem is that most people will not actually see the film (hopefully!) but will think that it is a film that glorifies suicide bombers, and that it was nominated for an Oscar.

That is why I think it is important to try to stop it from receiving the award.

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What's a nice family like us doing in a place like this?
We are an Orthodox Jewish family that moved to Israel in 1991. We learned Hebrew, found work, moved to a nice suburban community 30 minutes from Tel Aviv, had a few kids...
Pretty boring, right?
It would be, if half the world weren't so obssessed with where we live.
The nice suburban community we moved to is in Samaria, in the west bank. When speaking to Israelis or other Orthodox Jews, we refer to the place we live in as the Shomron, using the biblical, Hebrew term for the region. We chose to use west bank in our name because it is more familiar to those who have never heard of the term Shomron.
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